Yes, but is it true or not? I really don't think it's a funny joke to be posting such things on Mothering (and pretending that it's true). Everyone seems to think that it's satire, but she seems to be maintaining that it's true.. :/

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Originally Posted by amyandelle

DDC hopping....

Hi Ladies, I just want to let you know that the blog is not made up and that the mama is in a DDC here on MDC. She is an active and long time member. Please be gentle with your comments.

Thanks,

Amy

Abra, Married to George, Mother to DS 12/03 & DD1 08/09 & DD2 12/11 + Someone New in May 2015! After years of planning, we are finally living our dream in South America!!

OMG, justamama, I broke out laughing so hard at your response that I could barely read it out loud to my husband without stopping and starting again in between tears. Thanks from the both of us. That was gold.

It's almost irritating how weird it is. lol I was reading the questions and answers and scratching my head and shaking it. What if she hemorrages and the blood kills her "precious" Koi? Could the disinfectant stuff harm or infect the vagina or baby?

She is a midwife. There are VERY few midwives that don't think unassisted birth is not a good choice for most women. And even fewer that would openly encourage women to UC.

Honestly, I think they feel that way cuz alot of women that UC use midwives for care or HAVE used midwives in the past and don't like it cuz they need that job security. Which I can't blame them. There are alot of birth centers closing simply because of lack of clientelle.

I don't know that I would be comfortable with a midwife who would openly encourage UC. Supporting past clients or friends through their own UC journeys, sure. But to openly encourage it, I don't know. I think it basically tells the public that they don't value their work. That they are an unnecessary accessory to a birth. I don't want a midwife with a God complex, but I do want them to feel that they can offer something useful to my birth, kwim?

That being said, the midwife I used with the two younger girls is a friend of mine. And she is supportive of my UCing. But, I came to her as a mom who wanted to UC and am honestly in a much better place to even think about UCing than I was when I first met her.